Charities are becoming increasingly sophisticated about how they gather evidence of impact - and there are many great guides and tools out there to help them do so. But there are other ways that the third...

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A growing wariness between what is fact and what is fiction in recent years has been highlighted by increased political polarisation, a fractured media and the accelerated pace of technological change. The Evidence Initiative, the recently launched...

This week marks International Open Access Week 2018. At the Alliance for Useful Evidence, we’re big supporters of the principles behind the open access (OA) movement: scholarly research should be available to everyone, not just to...

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Our events are intended to encourage debate and stimulate ideas around key issues on the use of evidence in social policy and practice. They attract a broad audience from all sectors and provide the opportunity for Alliance members to network with one another. Some of our events are free and open to all. Videos for a number of our events with recordings can be found under each separate event heading.

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In this talk, Jonathan Breckon, Director of the Alliance for Useful Evidence, shares practical advice on how to use evidence in your work for smarter decision-making, including how to choose the most appropriate evidence and how...

The Alliance is holding a roundtable event for voluntary and community sectors organisations moving towards outcome-based reporting, enabling them to assess the contribution that services and programmes make to their overall purpose.

A series of events across England for practitioners to help the What Works Centre for Children's Social Care Development Team gather information and perspectives on the key tasks and activities that social workers and colleagues perform;...

On 7 November, the Alliance and Professor Jonathan Shepherd hosted a breakfast roundtable event for leaders and heads of professional bodies to sign a public evidence declaration signalling commitment to quality evidence use and practice within...

Evidence informed decision making can ensure up-to-date practice based on an understanding of what does and doesn't work. This can contribute to better value for money, increased accountability and can help with funding applications.

The Evidence masterclass provides an interactive learning experience for senior influencers and practitioners who want to become smart consumers of research. The Masterclass for Public Health Wales is an adapted course to consider the use of...

On 12 July the Alliance is hosting a panel discussion in Newport, Wales in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society on how the evidence world and those working with data and statistics respond to the challenges...

Join us for this topical seminar which will consider the role of evidence in public policy-making and how politicians and civil servants can improve its usefulness. The free event is organised by the Alliance for Useful...

Evidence informed decision making can ensure up-to-date practice based on an understanding of what does and doesn't work. This can contribute to better value for money, increased accountability and can help with funding applications.

The Evidence masterclass provides an interactive learning experience for senior influencers, decision-makers, and practitioners in the public sector who want to become smart consumers of research. The Masterclass for SOLACE Scotland is an adapted course to...

The Evidence masterclass provides an interactive learning experience for senior influencers and practitioners who want to become smart consumers of research. The Masterclass for Public Health Wales is an adapted course to consider the use of...

The masterclass will provide an opportunity for health and social care professionals to discuss and increase their knowledge around the use of evidence to improve the efficiency and integrity of services.

A private forum for government officials from around the world to engage in dialogue and exchange about the policies and practices which promote the use of evidence and data in policymaking, to improve outcomes for citizens...

Using Evidence to Drive Success is an Evidence Masterclass with the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) and The Alliance for Useful Evidence. It is for senior leaders who want a better practical understanding of...

This discussion will set out some of the ways ahead to make evidence used and useful, by one of the leading advocates Jonathan Breckon, Director of the Alliance for Useful Evidence in conversation with Hetan Shah,...

This is an event on the impact of evidence in government and the voluntary sector, focussing on the findings in the soon to be published book The Politics of Evidence Based Policy Making by Paul Cairney...

At this invitation-only seminar we considered the potential for a What Works Centre for Northern Ireland, particularly in regard to the models developed in Scotland and Wales, and whether such an initiative would add value to...

This webinar with invited speakers who will discuss, "what is good evidence?",has now reached capacity (100). To find out about other similar events, or hear the event recording, please join The Alliance.

An informal roundtable ‘How can we foster more experimentation to improve the justice system?’ convened by the Ministry of Justice and the Alliance for Useful Evidence, with guest speakers Jill Rutter (Institute for Government) and Professor...

Join us at this networking event for the Alliance for Useful Evidence in Northern Ireland, designed to bring together individuals and agencies interested in improving and extending the use of evidence in public policy-making.

A masterclass organised with our partners ACOSVO and Evaluation Support Scotland for leaders of small and medium sized third sector organisations to help them use evidence to boost the effectiveness and impact of their organisation.

Our first Evidence Masterclass for leaders of charities who want to become better users of research. Over the course of a highly interactive 1-day session participants will deepen their understanding of research evidence and be able...

As part of a programme of work on good use of data and statistics in public policy, Ipsos MORI, the Alliance for Useful Evidence and the Royal Statistical Society are holding a series of fringe events...

As part of a programme of work on good use of data and statistics in public policy, Ipsos MORI, the Alliance for Useful Evidence and the Royal Statistical Society are holding a series of fringe events...

This fringe event at the Liberal Democrat considered how to encourage more evidence-informed policy and evaluated the success of the Government's current initiatives including the network of independent What Works Centres.

The Alliance hosted a Christmas Networking Event chaired by Gus O'Donnell and introduced by Geoff Mulgan. The event herd from Phil Sooben, Director of Policy, Research and Communications at the Economic & Social Research Council, and...

As part of the series on social science evidence and international insights, this seminar examined the contributions of social science evidence, the ways in which they are shaped by policy contexts, and the alternative sources of...

Hosted at Nesta with the Cabinet Office, ESRC, BIG Lottery and others, this Ministerial announcement introduces the 'What Works' centres, which will help improve the evidence used in decision making across a number of key policy...

A series of seminars jointly organised between the Alliance, the Institute for Government and the National Institute for Economic and Social research explored the role of evidence and evaluation in policy-making.

Hosted by the Alliance, this seminar was the second in a series of four events looking at ways in which government can make more effective use of scientists and scientific advice to improve policy-making.

At this summer networking event there was optimism from the speakers for empiricism in public policy and plenty of reasons for why it should be adopted more. However the difficulties of engaging with evidence, for both...

The Alliance for Useful Evidence and the SOLACE Foundation held a lunchtime seminar 'What works at the local level?’ The event explored how evidence can help to inform policy and practice at the local level.

This seminar, run in partnership with the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), centred on the evidence needs for practitioners from across the social policy field, including teachers, police offers, and social care workers.

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